Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-07

The exhibition of live stock was vary full
and complete in all its departments 1t
was one oi the best that has ever been
made IN Southern Vermont. There has this
year been IA marked increase in the num-
Der OF horses, especially Of mares and colts.
shown at the fairs Indicating greater at
tention Ia this branch Of farming. but this
falr has eNcelled them all in the number
and quality of exhibits of the horse kind
Of broad mares and colts three wears old
or under, there were upwards of fifty en-
tered for exhibition the first day. and still
more ON the second day. Among them were
many fine animals which will he noticed
further IN another place.
The whole number of cattle of all kinds
ON the ground we estimated at 300 Nearly
all the leading breeds We're represented.
There were about seventy pair of oxen and
steers More than forty pair appeared in
the Brattleboro town team. The only com
petition in teams was from Guilford this
town had team of thirteen yoke. owned
and weighing as follows: q. w. Weather
head, pair weighing 1850 lbs. c. q. Bet
terly, pair 3l1O; a. Boyden, BOO: J. L.
Bullock, 21lO; Chas. A. Squires, one pair
weight not marked Martin Akley, 300.
W. w. Barney, 35SS A. lngraham, 1921
Z. A. Squires, 1850; j. l.. Bullock. 1920
e. Thayer, 1857 II. j Richmond, 36lO:
w. j. Bullock, 1872. Perhaps the most
noticeable pair in the Guilford team. part
ly ON account of the rarity of the breed in
this part of the state, was a smooth hand
some yoke of Devon steers belonging IN
Chas. A. Squires. The heaviest pair in this
team belonged To j. l.. Bullock. n
Thayer had pair but little less in weight
The Brattleboro team, taking into &C
count numbers and quality, was one of the
best ever shown in these parts. 1t was
composed of more than 40 pair, only few
put IN to fill out the most Of them were of
heayy weight and superior merit. We are
unable TO give the weight Of all, a few mir
having lost the marking card or not having
been weighed w. f. Richardson had in
this team eight pair weighing as follows
One pair 34OO, pair 1850, pr. 1866, Or. 3465
pr. 1920, pr. 1920, pr. 1850, DR. 1928. II
NJ. Waite had also several pair of his heavy
weight cattle Other owners of oxen in the
Brattleboro team were John Sergeant pair
weighing 3l25 Austin Akley, 1895 Hen
ry Squires, 3O6O S. S, Sergeant, 3GiO NJ.
Miller, 1908; H. n. Burnett, $3.50 ditto
1850 j. j. Ward, 1885 John Weather,
head, 34lO; r. II. Newton, $3.50; ID. Good.
enough, 3SO5; Town of Brattleboro 3335
L. Richardson, 3270 Chas Wheeler. $500
John +. Nichols, pair of heavy draft oxen.
Henry q. Clark, 1925; d. s. Pratt, $3.50
- Baker, no weight Elbridge Stock,
well, heavy pair, no weight The leading
exhibitors OF oxen in this team were VIM
+. Richardson and f, b. Waite. Waite's
have been before noted in the reports of
the state and county fairs W. f. Richard
son had such a show of handsome beav,,
oxen as one man is seldom able 10 make ei-
Their in number or quality At the close of
the day they wore off quite a quantity of
ribbon, mostly red j. l.. Nicholas oxen
wore the white ribbon, Other good cattle
were entered for a premium as best oxen
by j. A. Miller, W. w. Barney, L. I'll
Richardson, II. q. Clark, Thomas Akley
and Chas Squires.
Five pair of oxen from the Asylum farm.
weight not given, but estimated at from
$500 to $500, were entered not fer pre-